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Bill Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. Provides that if the court finds, based upon evidence presented, that the respondent has been subject to a previous permanent protective order in cases of family abuse issued within 10 years, the court may issue a permanent protective order in a case of family abuse for a specified period of time up to a maximum of four years. The bill further provides that such protective order may be extended for a period of not longer than two years, regardless of whether such order was initially issued for a period of time up to a maximum of two years or four years. Current law allows such protective orders to be issued for a specified period of time up to a maximum of two years and extended for a period of time not longer than two years. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2025 HB 2123 Virginia HB 2123 (2025)
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Virginia HB 2123 (2025) — Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid.

Protective orders in cases of family abuse; maximum time valid. Provides that if the court finds, based upon evidence presented, that the respondent has been subject to a previous permanent protective order in cases of family abuse issued within 10 years, the court may issue a permanent protective order in a case of family abuse for a specified period of time up to a maximum of four years. The bill further provides that such protective order may be extended for a period of not longer than two years, regardless of whether such order was initially issued for a period of time up to a maximum of two years or four years. Current law allows such protective orders to be issued for a specified period of time up to a maximum of two years and extended for a period of time not longer than two years.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Courts of Justice Subcommittee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  4. Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 1-N 1-A) — 111 (pass) · upper
  • Read third time and passed House (95-Y 0-N) — 950 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) — 130 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 71 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) — 382 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N) — 182 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104518D filing, introduction
  • 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-01-20 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
  • 2025-01-28 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal referral-committee
  • 2025-01-31 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) substitution
  • 2025-01-31 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 2-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-01-31 Committee substitute printed 25106572D-H1 substitution
  • 2025-02-02 Read first time reading-1
  • 2025-02-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-02-03 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-03 Engrossed by House - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-04 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2025-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  • 2025-02-05 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice referral-committee
  • 2025-02-05 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2123)
  • 2025-02-07 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
  • 2025-02-12 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 1-N 1-A) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-13 Committee substitute printed 25107401D-S1 substitution
  • 2025-02-13 Impact statement from VCSC (HB2123)
  • 2025-02-14 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2025-02-17 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
  • 2025-02-17 Rules suspended
  • 2025-02-17 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2025-02-17 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-18 Passed by for the day
  • 2025-02-19 Read third time reading-3
  • 2025-02-19 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2025-02-19 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
  • 2025-02-19 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute substitution
  • 2025-02-19 Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N) passage
  • 2025-02-20 Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2025-03-07 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2025-03-07 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2123ER) passage
  • 2025-03-07 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2025-03-10 Signed by President passage
  • 2025-03-10 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2123)
  • 2025-03-11 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 enrolled, executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-11 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 executive-receipt
  • 2025-03-19 Approved by Governor-Chapter 161 (Effective 07/01/25) executive-signature
  • 2025-03-19 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0161)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bac727f7-8aa9-4a7a-acc5-700c252db49c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).